1. Romeo and Juliet are called “star-crossed lovers” in the Prologue to Act I. Check to see with whom you would be compatible: http://www.astrology-online.com/love.htm
Write the sign and good qualities here:
2. The play Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into many other types of entertainment.
Scroll about one-third way down the page to the heading that reads:
Romeo and Juliet: Encyclopedia II
Romeo and Juliet Adaptations.
Write down at least three other types of entertainment adapted from the play Romeo and Juliet. (You might want to read about Romeo and Juliet Remixed that is a very, very modern version of the play.)
3. Go to: http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/guide
Under Section 1, Reading Shakespeare's Plays “Unusual Word Arrangements” it explains why Shakespeare wrote the way he did. Why did he?
5. Go to the Shakespeare timeline at: http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/timeline.htm
Click on #2. Find out what happened during one of the years in red print at the left of the page. Write the year/s and what happened:
6. Go to:
Find one painting that you really like. Be certain to find one with "Romeo" as the second word on the list. List the artist and name of painting here. Briefly describe what it shows.
Web Search—A Prelude to Romeo and Juliet
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1. Romeo and Juliet are called “star-crossed lovers” in the Prologue to Act I. Check to see with whom you would be compatible:
http://www.astrology-online.com/love.htm
Write the sign and good qualities here:
2. The play Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into many other types of entertainment.
3. Go to: http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/guide
Under Section 1, Reading Shakespeare's Plays “Unusual Word Arrangements” it explains why Shakespeare wrote the way he did. Why did he?
4. In the same place under poetry-- http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/guide
Find the definitions for:
5. Go to the Shakespeare timeline at:
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/timeline.htm
Click on #2. Find out what happened during one of the years in red print at the left of the page. Write the year/s and what happened:
6. Go to:
Find one painting that you really like. Be certain to find one with "Romeo" as the second word on the list. List the artist and name of painting here. Briefly describe what it shows.
7. Go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_romeojuliet.shtml
Write one of the headlines here: